Matthew 4:20

And immediately, they left their nets, and went after him.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.

In Context

19And Jesus said to them: Follow me; and I will cause you to become fishers of men.

21And as he passed on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, who were mending their nets. And Jesus called them.

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Cross References

Matthew 19:27Then answered Cephas, and said to him: Lo, we have forsaken every thing, and come after thee: What therefore shall we receive?

Luke 18:28Simon Cephas said to him: Lo, we have left every thing, and come after thee.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 4:19-23

Christ Calls Peter, Andrew, James, and John. 18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. 19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. 20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. 21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. 22… Read the whole commentary →

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